Asbestos labels

Asbestos labelling should conform to the Health & Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996.

The dimensions in millimetres of the label referred to in paragraph 1(1) shall be those shown on the diagram in that paragraph, except that larger measurements may be used, but in that case the dimension indicated as ‘h’ on the diagram shall be 40% of the dimension indicated as ‘H’.

Asbestos labels must be used on –

1. raw asbestos (together with the labelling required under the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009(1) and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009(2);
2. asbestos waste, when required to be so labelled by regulation 24(3); and
3. products containing asbestos, including used protective clothing to which regulation 14(4) applies,

Where the label is printed directly onto a product, a single colour contrasting with the background colour may be used.

The label shall be clearly and indelibly printed so that the words in the lower half of the label can be easily read, and those words shall be printed in black or white.

Labelling of packaged and unpackaged products containing asbestos shall be effected by means of –

• an adhesive label firmly affixed to the product or its packaging, as the case may be;
• a tie-on label firmly attached to the product or its packaging, as the case may be; or
• direct printing onto the product or its packaging, as the case may be.